Todi Ragini
Painting
ca. 1780 (made)
ca. 1780 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Todi Ragini, depicting a woman leaning against a tree, attended by a woman holding her huqqa. To the right are three female musicians; in the foreground are two pairs of deer, water and bushes, and in the background are thickly-leaved trees and sky.
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Title | Todi Ragini (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Todi Ragini,lady in forest with musicians and huqqa, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Lucknow, ca. 1780 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Todi Ragini, depicting a woman leaning against a tree, attended by a woman holding her huqqa. To the right are three female musicians; in the foreground are two pairs of deer, water and bushes, and in the background are thickly-leaved trees and sky. |
Content description | A woman leaning against a tree, attended by a woman holding her huqqa. To the right are three female musicians; in the foreground are two pairs of deer, water and bushes, and in the background are thickly-leaved trees and sky. |
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Gallery label | TODI RAGINI
Opaque watercolour and gold paint on paper
Awadh
c. 1780
IM.94-1922
The musical mode Todi ragini is represented by a lady with deer in a forest, although the links between this subject and the music is not clear.
The unusual and less polished style of this painting suggests that it was made away from the main Awadhi centres of Lucknow and Faizabad.(27/9/2013) |
Credit line | Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W |
Object history | IM.78-1922 to IM.119-1922 bought from the London dealer Arthur Churchill in 1922 for £126. Purchased from Arhur Churchill, Esq., 10 Dover Street, W. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1922- 4614 |
Production | Mughal provincial court style. |
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Accession number | IM.94-1922 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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